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03/19/21

Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program announces Class of 2021

A Brazilian diplomat, an Israeli journalist, and a British expert in the ethics of artificial intelligence are among the 16 women and men who have been selected as 2021 World Fellows. This cohort brings the total number of World Fellows since the program’s start in 2002...
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03/16/21

Yale and Africa's 'Leading for Change' conversation series

The third webinar of our 'Leading for Change' conversation series took place on Friday, April 16 at 12pm ET in partnership with the Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace and Development (YAAPD). We were joined by Marcio Burity as he discussed Afric...
03/10/21

Three Decades Devoted to Brazil

Yale School of Public Health Professor Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ph.D., has worked around the world during a long and productive career to create better health and nutrition outcomes, with a focus on promoting breastfeeding, household food security, and combatting malnutr...
03/03/21

On the Ground Perspectives: Q&A with Professor Alberto Vital

The European Studies Council and Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies have created a collection of interviews titled “On the Ground Perspectives.” This new series features Yale's international academic collaborators and institutional partners, invest...
02/26/21

Yale Development Dialogues: 'Green pathways out of poverty' panel discussion

Since the 1970s and even before, the goals of environmental protection and economic development were seen as incongruent with each other. However, the climate crisis of today and its impact on the most vulnerable populations and nations has renewed the interest in this debate ...
02/24/21

Neuroscientist Strittmatter to Receive King Faisal Prize for Medicine

Stephen M. Strittmatter, MD, PhD, Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and professor of neuroscience, has been named a laureate of the 2021 King Faisal Prize for Medicine for his work in regenerative medicine in neurological conditions. The King Faisal Foundation, e...
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02/24/21

Yale and Brazil ‘Supporting Future Science Research’ webinar series and mentorship program

A new webinar series ‘Supporting Future Science Research’ at Yale was launched in Fall 2020 and was completed in Spring 2021. It was created with the aim of promoting opportunities for Brazilian students to meet Yale researchers and learn about and be a part o...
02/18/21

Reinstallation of Yale's African Art Galleries Complete

Yale University Art Gallery announced the completion of a yearlong reinstallation of a portion of the African art galleries. Breaking from a thematic arrangement of objects, the new displays now focus in on distinct African cultural zones, highlighting masterpieces from the co...
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02/15/21

Brazilian postdoctoral associate at YSPH contributes to study of COVID-19 variants

A major challenge surrounding public health measures to tackle the global pandemic of COVID-19 is to determine the pace of its spread in a given location. Researchers at Yale, led by Nathan Grubaugh, assistant professor at the Yale School of Public Health, develope...
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02/11/21

Yale Young African Scholars and Yale Young Global Scholars alum wins 2020 Reimagine Challenge

Phyllis Mugadza '21 BA, '22 MPH says she wasn’t entirely familiar with the U.S. college experience when attending high school in Zimbabwe, but when she learned about the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program, she applied and was accepted. “It was the f...

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